Legio Gryphonicus

In the Third Century Crisis, Year 260 AD Valerian led his troops to the east against the Sassanid invaders. Only to be captured while his legions were obliterated. Unbeknownst to everyone, that is not the end of the story, at least not for four legions. Lucius Cassius Julian was a military tribune of the Legio III Parthica. Following their defeat at Edessa, he and the legions find themselves in a land of familiar terrain yet so different This is the story of the Third Crusade, a religious conflict between the sons of Abraham. From the West came the knights who fight in the name of their god, and from the East came the warriors who claim to be warriors of God. And from Julian and his Legions came the Unconquered. *The image on the cover is not mine*

Legio IX Hispana was stationed in Britain in the year 43 AD. By the year 120 AD they were lost, gone forever from history. This is the tale of Aurelius and his experience in an odd land.

The first of five prequel stories to “The Cardsdale Romance Chronicles: The Story of Dante Vargas and Catarina De Castellet ''. Antonio starts to tell his son, Dante about how the intergenerational love curse cast upon their family by Queen Clotilde Bonnefoy had affected him. Antonio is the Ace of Diamonds, commanding officer of the famed Legio IX Hispana. Sara Vargas is the Princess of Diamonds and the youngest of six Vestal Virgins. Both are tasked with protecting their home, equivalent to the Roman Empire at the height of its power by means of military strength and religious responsibility. What happens when these two different perspectives clash as these two childhood friends reunite after five years and embark on a loving, supportive but ultimately life threatening.romance as the events leading up to the disappearance of the ninth legion unfold?